Prescribing medications safely during pregnancy

Med Clin North Am. 2008 Sep;92(5):1227-37, xii. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2008.04.006.

Abstract

A large body of information about medications prescribed during pregnancy is readily available to internists and patients either on-line or through books and medical journals. Much of the evidence about many prescribed drugs is either anecdotal or presented with sufficient warnings about its use during pregnancy. This article discusses specific medications to set the risks and benefits into a more proper perspective, thereby alleviating certain fears and, when necessary, improving compliance.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
  • Female
  • Fetus / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy*
  • Prenatal Care*